NGC 2491
Galaxy NGC 2491 |
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NGC 2491 & LEDA 1335584 (ru), SDSS | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Small dog |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 07 h 58 m 27.4 s |
declination | + 07 ° 59 ′ 02 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S. |
Brightness (visual) | 14.8 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.3 ′ × 0.2 ′ |
Position angle | 93 ° |
Surface brightness | 11.6 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | ? |
Radial velocity | ? km / s |
distance | ? pc |
history | |
discovery | Lewis Swift |
Discovery date | November 15, 1885 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2491 • PGC 22353 • CGCG 031-007 • 2MASX J07582739 + 0759018 • GALEX ASC J075827.43 + 075901.0 |
NGC 2491 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type S in the constellation Little Dog south of the ecliptic . In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 2485 , NGC 2496 , NGC 2499 .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on November 15, 1885 .
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